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MAN102 Rev Date 8/19/2008 a SERIMUX-TERM-CS-16/8 Terminal Converter with Console Switch Installation and Operation Manual SERIMUX ® Series.
i TRADEMARK SERIMUX is a registered trademark of Network Techno logi es Inc in the U.S. and other countries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2003 , 2008 by Network Techno logies Inc.
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... .......................................... 1 Terminal Converter .....................................
iii Disconnect 2 ports ............................................................................................................. ..................................... 36 Attach or det ach a modem ...................................................
iv TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1- Mount S witch in a Rack ............................................................................................... ....................................................... 5 Figure 2- Distinction of connections between TERMINAL and SERIM UX .
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 1 INTRODUCTION The SERIMUX-TERM-CS-x (x=8 or 16) combines a 8 or 16 port Console Switch (SERIMUX) and a VT100/ANSI Terminal Converter (TERMINAL) in a single pack age controlled by a PS/2 keyboard and VGA monitor.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 2 Console Switch The Console Switch (SERIMUX) inclu des a text-based menu fo r easy connection management for administrators. Using a terminal emulator the menu pr ovides a quick means for us er serial connection cha nges and device control.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 3 MA TERIALS Materials Supplied with the NTI SERIMUX-TERM-C S16 Terminal Converter with Console Sw itch: +6 Manu al CD Materials Not Supplied, but REQUIRED : Serial cable with at least on e RJ45 male end for connection to t he Console Switch from each dev ice to be connected.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 4 FEA TURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Power LED - indicates operation status Green=Power-On, Video Input Signal OK Red = Suspend / Stand-by, or no Video Input Signal 2.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 5 1. INST ALLA TION 1.1 Rack Mounting Instructions This NTI switch was designe d to be directly mounted in a ra ck and includes a mounti ng flange to make attachment easy.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 6 1.2 TERMINAL vs. SERIMUX Cable Connections The connectors on the rear of the SERIMUX-TERM-CS-16 are spli t between those for the TERMINAL conn ections, and those for the SERIMUX connections (see Figure 2).
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 7 1.4 Connect the SERIMUX and TERMINAL to a Network To control the SERIMUX and TERMINAL throug h a network c onnected PC, connect a CAT 5 Ethernet network cable to the connector marked "TERMINAL-10 BASE T ".
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 8 2. GETTING ST ARTED Introduction This chapter covers basic configuration to pics. Included is in formation on setting up the TERMINAL to control the SERIMUX.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 9 The following lists only what is necessary to c onnect to SERIMUX. For a complete list of features, see page 37 .
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 10 2. To connect to an attached CPU, enter the number of the port the CPU is connected to and press [ Enter ] .
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 11 3. USING THE SERIMUX CONSOLE SWITCH The SERIMUX-TERM-CS-16 is control led using • Terminal Control- using a con nected keyboar d, VGA Monitor a.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 12 3.1 Administrator Controls 3.1.1 Login as the administrator 1. The TERMINAL must first be configured (and is typical ly de livered preconfigured) as describe d on page 8 under "Getting Started”.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 13 3.1.2 Port List From the Administrator main menu, press [ 1 ] to display the Port List. Figure 9- The Port list displays the status of all port s.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 14 FYI: RE: DscTime ( Disconnect Time) The value shown in the Port list is derived from various sources depending on t he type of connection active at the time. - If a user is logged into a port as ju st a user, the ti me shown will be the remaining time based on th e user's timeout se tting.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 15 From the Port settings menu, the configurat ion of each port can be viewed and changed. Setting Description Value Port name Change the port name Max.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 16 3.1.3.1 Port serial settings From the "Port settings" menu, press [ 5 ] to display the "Port serial settings" menu.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 17 Note: If a modem is atta ched to the port, and hardware a nd/or software flow control is used, the appropriate command may be added to t he modem.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 18 3.1.3.1.10 Copy Port Serial Settings – Press [ + ] to select the current port as source in a por t settings copy-paste process (except port 0).
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 19 Display modem settings for different port numbe r Press [ > ] (greater than symbol) to display the next port (next higher port index) modem set tings, or press [ < ] (less than symbol) to display the previous port modem settings.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 20 3.1.4 User List From the administrator main menu, press [ 4 ] to display the User list. Figure 15- User List Column Heading Description User User.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 21 3.1.5 User Settings From the "Administrator main menu", press [ 5 ], enter the user index number, then press [ Enter ].
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 22 Figure 17- Port access list for User 01 3.1.5.1 Port access To quickly grant/deny user access to multiple ports, the use of a dash (-) and/or comma may be used in conj unction with the [1] (to grant) or [ 0 ] (to deny) command.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 23 3.1.6 Advanced Settings From the "Administrator main menu", press [ 7 ] to display the “Advanc ed settings” menu.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 24 3.1.6.2 Firmware From the Advanced settings menu, press [ 6 ] to display the F irmware menu. (F rom Administrator main menu press [ 7 ]-[ 6 ]) Figure 19- Firmware menu The Firmware menu has three possible fu nctions: Function Description 1.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 25 Figure 20- T he SERIMUX is waiting to save its firm w are The terminal program in the CP U connected to Port 1 must be configured for Xmodem protocol. 1. Receive the binary file from the SERIMUX (for example, in HyperTerminal for Windows, use the Transfer -> Recei ve File command).
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 26 3.2. User Controls Users can connect only to accessible ports as defined by the adm inistrator. A list of those ports will b e displayed with a successful login. Connection can be ma de using the TERMIN AL, or a serial terminal with an emulator (e .
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 27 3.2.2 User main menu The User main menu includes : • user index number and nam e • index number and name of the login port • user command l.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 28 3.2.3 Port List screen From the "User main menu", press [ 3 ] to display the list of user accessible port s and information abo ut these ports. Only the administrator can change the communication settings.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 29 3.2.4 User Terse mode This mode is especially useful when the SE RIMUX is directly cont rolled by externa l software from a serial console (as a user without administrative privileges), ra ther than being controlled by a user from a keyboard interface.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 30 ¾ Verbose mode Send or type in: [ V ] [ Enter ] The answer will be: OK [ CR ][ LF ] and the Terse mode will be terminated. The “Accessible hos t list” or the “User main menu” will be display ed.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 31 3.3 Firmware Upgrade It may be desired to upgrade the firmware that controls the SERIMUX as soon as improved ve rsions become ava ilable. Once the firmware file has been downloade d from www.networktechinc.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 32 F igure 28- Last confirmation before firmware update 7. Using the terminal program, s end the binary firmware file using “ 1K Xmode m ” protocol. Figure 29- File transfer in progress 8. After successful transmission the SERIMUX will automatically rest art after few seco nds.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 33 KEYP AD CONTROL Figure 30- Keypad and LEDs Functions of the Keypad During normal operation, the current adminis trator port number (if any) is displ ayed on the front panel. The corresponding port LED will be continuously illuminate d.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 34 Disconnect the administrator or a u ser with administrative privileges Action (from Keypad) Reaction of S ERIMUX 1. Press DISCON - The LED “Discon” will illumina te. - The port 0 LED will be illuminat ed, t he other port LEDs will be OFF.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 35 Login user to a port and connect the user port to a host port Action (from Keypad) Reaction of SERIMUX 1. Press USER - The LED “User” will illuminate. - The port 0 LED will be illuminated, the other port LEDs will be OFF.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 36 Disconnect 2 ports Action (from Keypad) Reaction of S ERIMUX 1. Press DISCON - The LED “Discon” will illumina te. - The port 0 LED will be illuminat ed, t he other port LEDs will be OFF. 2. Press PORT - 3.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 37 4. USING THE TERMINAL 4.1 How To Setup The TERMINAL The TERMINAL is compatible with most CP Us and application pack ages. A menu driven setup system is provided to select an d save the settings required by the CPU and applic ation.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 38 4.2 Changing The TERMIN AL Operating Parameters To select one of the setup menus shown, press the indicat ed function key. - The screen for that menu appear s with the name high lighted. - The fields at the middle of the screen indica te the parameters that can be changed in that menu.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 39 Auto Scroll causes the data to scroll up a line when the cursor moves past the last line of the page. Monitor causes the terminal to display symbols for escape sequ ences and control codes without ac ting on them (test feature).
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 40 Comm Mode sets the SERIAL1 port communication mode to full dupl ex (FDX), block (BLK), half duplex (HDX), or half duplex block (HBLK). Multiple Sessions defines whether an Ethernet connectio n supports multiple sessions function.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 41 Table 3- Programmab le Keys Enhanced PC-Style Key board Enhanced PC-Style Keyboa rd F1 through F12 ENTER (Both ENTER keys are progr ammable) (UP .
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 42 F11 - Colr2 Set-up Menu The color functionality differs with emu lat ion. In general VT100, VT220 an d ANSI C onsole work with applications, which control the color directly. The remaining person alities associate colors based on existing mo nochrome video attributes.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 43 Table 5- Color Palettes Palette Display Attribute Foreground Color Background Color 0 Normal Reverse (or blank) *1 Intensity *2 Intensity *2 and .
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 44 Table 5- Color Palettes (Cont'd) Palette Display Attribute Foreground Color Background Color 6 Normal Reverse (or blank) *1 Intensity *2 Int.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 45 4.3 Local Keyboard Commands Table 6 lists local keyboard comman ds in the terminal's native mode.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 46 4.4 TERMINAL Command Guide 4.4.1 Commands Supported in ASCII Personalities Table 8 lists all the ASCII commands recogni zed by the terminal . The native mode code for the command is given in the second column.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 47 Table 7- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) Command FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term ACK mo.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 48 Table 7- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term -Program funct.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 49 Table 7- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Display Memory.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 50 Table 7- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Graphics Chara.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 51 Table 7- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Editing (Cont&.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 52 Table 7- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Print Function.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 53 4.4.2 Variable Values for Table 7 Commands answer Up to 20 characters to defin e answerback message attr Display Attributes attr Display Attribut.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 54 Variable Values for Table 7 Commands (Cont'd) fcolor Foreground Color fcolor Foreground Color 1 Black 5 Red 2 Bue 6 Magenta 3 Green 7 Yellow.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 55 Variable Values for Table 7 Commands (Cont'd) length Multiple Length of Page G 1xlines Equal to the number of data lines H 2xlines Double the number of data lines I *b 4xlines Four times the number of data lines *b Available only in WY-50+ personality.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 56 Variable Values for Table 7 Commands (Cont'd) p1 Function Key p1 Function K ey 1 F1 6 F6 2 F2 7 F7 3 F3 8 F8 4 F4 9 F8 5 F5 0 F10 P2 Function Key 1 Remote 2 Local 3 Normal Page Page 0 page 0 In the 80 colu mns mode: There have 4 pages of displ ay memory.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 57 Variable Values for Table 7 Commands (Cont'd) wnd/page Windo w or Page 0 Page 0 or upper window 1 Page 1 or lower window Word Data Word 0 7 .
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 58 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands, Con t'd Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console A NSI 132-column display CSI ?3 h Same 80-co.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 59 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) final Final characte r final Fin al character A Designating UK ANSI character set.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 60 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) Values for “ Psn ” in table on page 59 Psn Color Psn Color Psn Color Psn Color 0 Black 4 Red 8 Gray 12 Lt. Red 1 Blue 5 Magenta 9 Lt.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 61 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console A NSI Editing Functions (Cont 'd) Eras.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 62 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands, Con t'd kc Unshifted function key kc Unshifted function key 6 F1 38 F7 7 F2 39 F8 8 F3 40 F9 9 F4 41 F10 10 F5 43 F11 37 F6 44 F12 hc Hexadecimal representation of charact er string assigned to the function key.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 63 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console A NSI Auxiliary Keypad Modes Auxiliary keyp.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 64 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands, Con t'd Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console A NSI Request keyboard status report CSI ? 2.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 65 4.6 Using Printer Server via Ethernet Connection Introduction In order to send print jobs to a network-based pri nter, the Et hernet Print Terminal function in the TERMINAL must be used. To use this function, the Telnet Terminal communic ation option descr ibed on page 1 is available.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 66 4.6.2 Setup for LPD Follow those steps from step 1 to step 2 described in Basic Se tup. The following steps ar e dep endent on the operating system. Please refer to the UNIX administration guide. The follo wing illustrat ed steps are under BSD system.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 67 4.6.3 LPD printing LPD protocol is built-in to most of the UNIX system. However, deta iled implementat ion of LPD differs among UNIX systems. Please refer to the UNIX administration guide for reference.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 68 5. HARDW ARE INFORMA TION Introduction This chapter provides information o n har dware specifications, pinouts for the Ethernet cable, pi nouts for port connectors, and pinouts for the cable adapters.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 69 5.3 CPU-to-RACKMUX Ethe rnet Crossover Cable In order to make a direct connection between a CPU and th e ETHERNET connector of the RACKMUX, a crossover cable must be used. The cable is made with CAT5 cable terminated wit h RJ45 conn ectors and wired according to the chart below.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 70 5.6 Cable Adapters The SERIMUX comes with four cable adapt ers. The following illustrations sho w cable adapter pin outs.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 71 DB25 Female Console A dapter (NT I P/N DB25F-RJ45F) DB25 Female to RJ45 Pin Assignments RJ45 Signal DB25F Signal 1 CTS Connected to 4 RTS 2 DSR 5.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 72 5.7 TERMINAL Connector Pin Assignments Serial Port (Serial 2) Connector Pin Assignments (RS232C 9-pin connecto r) Pin Signal Mnemonic Direction 1.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 73 Appendix A - SERIMUX Port Characteristi cs Every port is defined through the followin g parameters: Description Acceptable Value Default Value Nu.
NTI RACK MOUNT CONSOLE TERMINAL WITH CONSOLE SWITCH 74 INDEX access to ports, 22 administrator password, 23 ASCII commands, 46 BSD UNIX system, 67 cable adapters , 70 cabling, 69 change administrator password, 23 configure the terminal, 8 connect to SERIMUX.
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